Expression//Reaction//ScienceProjects

02/10/2013

A Short Play about Sunday (Snow Snakes)

Zephyr: What's that noise? Is it a flying snake?
Elektra: What? No, it's too cold for flying snakes.
Dante: Umm, what about snow snakes?
Zephyr: Ugh -- is that something we have to worry about now?
Dante: I think it's something Elektra should be worrying about.
Elektra: There's no such thing as snow snakes, so shut up about them already.
Zephyr: I still hate snow snakes, even if they don't exist.

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